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Lot #36
New Jersey Gazette: June 23, 1779

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Complete issue of The New-Jersey Gazette from June 23, 1779, four pages, 9.25 x 14, printed in Trenton by Isaac Collins. The front page features "Extracts from the Journals of Congress" concerning the delegates from Virginia and Maryland being authorized to approve the Articles of Confederation, the precursor to the Constitution. The third page features a piece from Trenton, June 23, in part: "We hear His Excellency General Washington, having made the necessary disposition of the Continental Army for covering the fort at West-Point, has, in publick orders, thanked and discharged all the militia who had turned out to his assistance in order to check the further progress of the enemy up the North-River." One published notice advertises a reward for a runaway slave. In fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #504 - Ended July 12, 2017